South Korea's President Yoon Seok-yeol has said that the ROK-US alliance will respond overwhelmingly to end the North Korean regime if it uses nuclear weapons, during a parade to mark Armed Forces Day. The South Korean military has grown significantly and now has domestically produced advanced fighter jets, Aegis ships, tanks and self-propelled artillery fighter jets. The US State Department has called for Russia to halt arms trade with North Korea, which would be a breach of several UN Security Council resolutions. The South Korean Constitutional Court has ruled that the ban on the distribution of anti-North Korea leaflets is unconstitutional. Cho Hyun-dong, the Korean Ambassador to the US, and US government officials have discussed strengthening space cooperation.
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1. The South Korean government held a street parade on Armed Forces Day for the first time in 10 years.
2. President Yoon Seok-yeol stated that the ROK-US alliance would respond overwhelmingly if North Korea uses nuclear weapons.
3. The Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation system is strengthening North Korea's nuclear deterrent.
4. South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol held a military parade with over 6,700 troops and 200 pieces of equipment.
5. Yoon emphasized that nuclear weapons cannot protect North Korea's security.
6. North Korea has continued to threaten to use nuclear weapons despite international warnings.
7. The United States' nuclear weapons will be resolved through the Washington Declaration and the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG).
8. The ROK-U.S. alliance has advanced into a nuclear-based alliance.
9. U.S. strategic assets will strengthen the North Korean nuclear deterrent.
10. Alliance cooperation will be expanded to the space and cyber domains.
11. The Constitutional Court ruled a provision prohibiting the distribution of anti-North Korea leaflets as unconstitutional.
12. South Korea announced a space economy roadmap with goals of landing on the moon in 2032 and Mars in 2045.
13. Cooperation in the commercial space field was discussed between South Korea and the United States.
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